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2015 Maverick Graphic Novel List
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Escape from Lucien
by Kazu Kibuishi
The #1 New York Times best-selling series continues as Navin and his classmates journey to Lucien, a city ravaged by war and mysterious creatures, where they search for a beacon essential to their fight against the Elf King; while Emily heads back into the Void with Max, one of the Elf King's loyal followers, where she learns his darkest secrets. Original.
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Battling Boy
by Paul Pope
Sent by his warrior-god father to save a world infested by bloodthirsty monsters, young god Battling Boy embarks on a high-stakes adventure armed with only a magic credit card and a trunk of enchanted t-shirts. By the three-time Eisner Award-winning creator of Batman: Year 100. Simultaneous.
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Dogs of war
by Sheila Keenan
A graphic novel tribute to the contributions of heroic military canines during World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War includes three stories inspired by historic battles and actual military practices that detail the shared experiences of soldiers and service dogs. Simultaneous.
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I remember Beirut
by Zenia Abirached
Zeina Abirached, author of the award-winning graphic novel A Game for Swallows, returns with a powerful collection of wartime memories. Abirached was born in Lebanon in 1981. She grew up in Beirut as fighting between Christians and Muslims divided the city streets. Follow her past cars riddled with bullet holes, into taxi cabs that travel where buses refuse to go, and n outings to collect shrapnel from the sidewalk. With striking black-and-white artwork, Abirached recalls the details of ordinary life inside a war zone.
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Jane, the fox & me
by Fanny Britt
While on a camping trip with her class, Hélène, who as the target of bullies is forced to sleep in the "outcasts" tent, finds hope in "Jane Eyre," an encounter with a fox, and the arrival of Géraldine, an extroverted classmate
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Shackleton : Arctic odyssey
by Nick Bertozzi
A graphic recounting of explorer Ernest Shackleton's ambitious journey to Antarctica dramatically illuminates the unprecedented expedition that cost many of his companions their lives. By the best-selling illustrator of Houdini: The Handcuff King. Original.
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Sisters
by Raina Telgemeier
A companion to the Eisner Award-winning Smile finds Raina's disappointing bond with a cranky, independent younger sister further challenged by the arrival of a baby brother and an estrangement in their parents' marriage. 150,000 first printing. Simultaneous.
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The great American Dust Bowl
by Don Brown
Don Brown brings the "Dirty Thirties" to life with kinetic, highly saturated and lively artwork in this gripping graphic novel account of one of America's most catastrophic natural events that caused major ecological and agricultural damage across the American and Canadian prairie lands in the 1930s.
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The rise of Aurora West
by J. T. Petty
Aurora West, daughter of Arcopolis's last great hero, seeks to uncover the mystery of her mother's death, and to find her place in a world overrun with monsters and corruption
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Theseus and the Minotaur
by Yvan Pommaux
Presents the story of Theseus and his battle against the Minotaur as a graphic novel
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Bandette : in Presto!
by Paul Tobin
Bandette, costumed teen burglar and the world's greatest thief, is a thorn in the side of the police and the criminal underworld, and must try to survive when she discovers a plot against her life
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Barrage. Volume 1*
by Kouhei Horikoshi
Slum kid Astro gets the chance of a lifetime when he switches places with Prince Barrage, the boy in charge of bringing peace to a planet ravaged by war
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Barrage. Volume 2, Astro of the warring planets*
by Kouhei Horikoshi
Astro's dream of freeing Industria from alien invaders becomes difficult to execute when he learns that the leader of the force subjegating the city of Maseille to Dark Energy has a connection to Astro's past
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Batman/Superman. Volume 1, Cross World
by Greg Pak
"The Dark Knight and the Man of Steel are close friends in the modern day--but the two weren't always such close allies. Discover how two of the World's Finest Super Heroes met for the first time in the New 52, and the mysterious adventure that takes them to a whole new world-the world of Earth 2! The heroes of the main DC Universe meet their Earth 2 counterparts for the first time! Collects Batman/Superman #1-4 and Justice League #23.1: Darkseid"
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The Green Hornet : year one
by Matt Wagner
After his father's death, Britt Reid inherits more than the Daily Sentinel and with the help of his driver an expert martial artist, becomes the Green Hornet, begins a crusade against the Chicago mob
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Injustice : Gods among us, Volume 1
by Tom Taylor
In order to protect everything he holds dear Superman has stopped protecting the world, instead choosing to rule it, only Batman has the power to stop him before it is to late
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Kitaro
by Shigeru Mizuki
Follows the adventures of Kitaro, a three hundred and fifty year old spirit monster, who has one eye and hair that acts like an antenna for paranormal activity
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Night of the living Deadpool
by Cullen Bunn
The Merc with the Mouth wakes up from a food coma to find the world overrun by half-sentient zombies and he is the only "hero" left to fight them
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Nightwing Volume 4 : Second City
by Kyle Higgins
"Kyle Higgins sends Nightwing to the Windy City to track down his parent's killer! After the Joker's attack on the Bat-family, Nightwing finds himself in a new setting with an unlikely ally, The Prankster. Together they are being hunted by the mysteriousMask Killer while Dick tries to find the man who killed his parents, Tony Zullo. Twists and surprises are at every turn in this exciting new chapter of Nightwing! This volume collects Nightwing #19-24"
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Nisekoi : false love. Vol. 1, The promise
by Naoshi Komi
Raku, still searching for his childhood sweetheart whose name and face he cannot remember, is upset when his gangster father arranges a love match between Raku and a rival gang leader's daughter
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The most excellent and lamentable tragedy of Romeo & Juliet : a play by William Shakespeare
by Gareth Hinds
In a masterful graphic adaptation faithful to Shakespeare's original text, the creator of the graphic novel, The Odyssey, transports readers to the sun-washed streets and market squares of Shakespeare's Verona, vividly bringing the classic play to life through stylish artwork that offers modern touches, including a diverse cast that underscores the story's universality. Simultaneous.
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Seraph of the end : vampire reign. 1
by Takaya Kagami
After the apocalypse, when vampires come to rule what remains of humanity, Yuichiro seeks revenge by trying to join the Moon Demon Company, an elite vampire-killing force that requires him to work in a team environment
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Summer wars. Part 1
by Mamoru Hosoda
Kenji Koiso is asked by his crush, Natsuki Jinnouchi, to accompany her to the countryside for her great-grandmother's 90th birthday, and Kenji must find his footing amongst the boisterous and tightly-knit Jinnouchi clan
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The graveyard book. Volume 1
by P. Craig Russell
A first volume in a two-part graphic novel adaptation of the Newbery Medal-winning tale features sumptuous illustrations by leading genre artists and follows the adventures of Bod, who is being raised by ghosts while avoiding the man who killed his family. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Uncle Sam presents the great American documents : 1620-1830 Volume 1: 1620-1830
by Ruth Ashby
A graphically illustrated history of America through its major speeches, laws, proclamations, court decisions and essays introduces through the narrative character of "Uncle Sam" each influential document's origins, creation and impact. Illustrated by the best-selling artist of The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation. Simultaneous. 20,000 first printing.
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The shadow hero
by Gene Luen Yang
In the comics boom of the 1940s, a legend was born: the Green Turtle. He solved crimes and fought injustice just like the other comics characters. But this mysterious masked crusader was hiding something more than your run-of-the-mill secret identity: the Green Turtle was the first Asian American super hero. The comic had a short run before lapsing into obscurity, but Gene Luen Yang has revived this character in Shadow Hero, a new graphic novel that creates an origin story for the Green Turtle
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This one summer
by Mariko Tamaki
The team behind Skim presents the sumptuous graphic tale of a young teen whose latest summer at a beach lake house is overshadowed by her parents' constant arguments, her younger friend's secret sorrows and the dangerous activities of older teens. Simultaneous.
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Through the woods
by Emily Carroll
A collection of five spine-tingling short stories.
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Tomboy : A Graphic Memoir
by Liz Prince
Eschewing female stereotypes throughout her early years and failing to gain acceptance on the boys' baseball team, Liz learns to embrace her own views on gender as she comes of age, in an anecdotal graphic novel memoir. By the award-winning author of Will You Love Me If I Wet the Bed? Original. 15,000 first printing.
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Trillium
by Jeff Lemire
"Award-winning and fan favorite comics creator Jeff Lemire spins the tale of two star-crossed loved through space in time in TRILLIUM! It's the year 3797, and botanist Nika Temsmith is researching a strange species on a remote science station near the outermost rim of colonized space. It's the year 1921, and renowned English explorer William Pike leads an expedition into the dense jungles of Peru in search of the fabled "Lost Temple of the Incas," an elusive sanctuary said to have strange healing properties. Two disparate souls separated by thousands of years and hundreds of millions of miles. Yet they will fall in love and, as a result, bring about the end of the universe. Even though reality is unraveling all around them, nothing can pull them apart. This isn't just a love story, it's the LAST love story ever told. Collects TRILLIUM #1-8"
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Adult Graphic Novels for Young Adults
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Alex + Ada. Volume 1
by Jonathan Luna
When lonely Alex gets an expensive X5 realistic android as a birthday gift from his grandmother, he finds her lack of individuality disappointing and begins to explore the illegal underground of unlocked artificial intelligence
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Hacktivist*
by Jackson Lanzing
Young social media company co-founders Ed Hiccox and Nate Graft secretly run an operation known to the public as the hacking collective .sve_Urs3lf, but when the government discovers their activity, each faces difficult ethical choices
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Manifest Destiny Volume 1 : Flora and Fauna
by Chris Dingess
In 1804, Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark set out on an expedition to explore the uncharted American frontier. This is the story of what they discovered lurking in the wilds.
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The Harlem Hellfighters
by Max Brooks
This fictionalized account of the first African-American regiment, called the Harlem Hellfighters by their enemies, to fight in World War I relates the heroic journey these soldiers undertook for a chance to fight for America. Original. 150,000 first printing.
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